SIT Study Abroad students watch World Cup in South Africa. AP Photo/Hussein Malla.
The chance to view a world-class soccer match and experience a home stay in a Zulu township are what makes the 2010 FIFA World Cup experience different for SIT Study Abroad students. Several students on the South Africa: Globalization, Sports, and Development program have recently been featured in their local newspapers describing their unique view of South Africa and it’s hosting of the world’s largest sporting event. Read the articles.
“Participants experience the first World Cup in Africa while learning about the intertwined relationship between globalization, mega-sports and development,” said Imraan Buccus, the program’s academic director.
Sixteen years after the end of apartheid, the choice of South Africa to host the World Cup is seen as a major milestone. It also marks the first time an African country has hosted the event. South Africa’s role as host could influence the global dialogue on development theory, interracial relations, and nation building. However, questions remain as to how the event will impact South African institutions and citizens, who grapple with challenges like poverty and crime.
Based in the city of Durban, the six-week study abroad program is giving participants an opportunity to study these important issues.
SIT students. From The Chronicle of Higher Education.
Program participants engage municipal officials, community activists, and faculty from the University of KwaZulu Natal as part of the full-credit seminar. They are now applying what they have learned through various field activities including interning with a youth organization that uses soccer to teach HIV/AIDS prevention and working on sports development initiatives with community organizations and university faculty. Participants also live with a Zulu-speaking homestay family in Cato Manor and a family in rural eMacambini.
Read the article in The Boston Herald, The Indy Star, The Daily Herald, and The Chronicle of Higher Education.
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